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Sexual Assault, Hospital Developments Top Headlines

Get a recap of all the major headlines we had April 1-7.

An Austell man faces aggravated child molestation and aggravated sodomy charges in connection with . We later reported . We hope to bring you more details behind this story this week.

A Paulding County woman on a trip to Mexico has been reported missing. .

Reynold J. Jennings of WellStar Health Systems at Thursday’s Georgia Power Luncheon. We’ll be covering Monday’s groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future hospital—look for coverage of it Tuesday.

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Earlier in the week, the Hiram City Council gave its approval of a variance request from hospital officials from seven stories to 11 stories.

Speaking of health matters, Paulding County is among Georgia’s healthiest counties, . and learn how the rankings were determined.

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Back to government news—Gov. Nathan Deal has recently signed . Learn how the two bills .

The Paulding County School System is eligible for a grant from Liberty Mutual—.

Do you want to help local animals? Learn how you can give a potential pet life by checking out the details behind .

The Rollins residence in Hiram . We’ll feature another historic Paulding place on Monday.

In other house-related features, do you have your eyes on the real estate market? Two of our weekly features should be right up your alley. , and in the latest column from C. Mark Willix.

Four of eight restaurants inspected in recent days earned unsatisfactory grades. .

Another local business earned better marks—readers selected Simon's & Associates in .

Lastly, if you’re wondering if you should check out American Reunion, our weekly “Dinner and a Movie” review focuses on .


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